Mrs. Fu, please be mindful of the appropriate boundaries.

Zhao Lan clenched her teeth, but still couldn't stop the tears from falling.

She wasn't entirely unaware of Qingcheng's situation, but she always seemed to get stuck on certain things, unable to control herself.

……

Fu Jingting buttoned up his shirt again, grabbed his car keys, and went straight to the garage to drive.

Xu Qingcheng had just comforted Zhao Lan when her phone beeped with a message notification. She picked it up and was taken aback.

Fu Jingting: [I've arrived.]

arrive?

What is he doing here?

Is he here to expose her?

Is he that free?!

In an instant, a multitude of thoughts raced through Xu Qingcheng's mind.

Zhao Lan looked at her. "What's wrong?"

Xu Qingcheng didn't dare tell the truth, afraid that her mother would say, "Let him come up and sit down."

Then everything would be exposed.

She remained calm and serious, saying, "There are some tricky things going on at the company, so I have to go back."

Xu Qingcheng came out of the ward and hurriedly made a phone call, which was answered quickly.

Where are you?

Underground parking area. Section D.

"You wait there, I'll be right there." Xu Qingcheng pressed the elevator buttons rapidly. "You wait here, don't wander off."

After giving his instructions, he hung up the phone.

She jogged all the way to Fu Jingting's car. When she found the car, she pressed down on the parking space and gasped for breath. She walked around to the side of the car and knocked on the back window.

Then, the front windows rolled down.

Fu Jingting tilted his head, gesturing for her to get in the car.

Xu Qingcheng sat in the passenger seat, looking at him with surprise, "You came here by yourself?"

"Didn't you want me to come?"

"You come just because I tell you to?" Xu Qingcheng raised an eyebrow. "When have you ever been so obedient?" She clearly didn't believe him.

Fu Jingting glanced at her sideways, "I can't leave the matter of flirting with Miss Xu to someone else."

Depend on!

Xu Qingcheng's face darkened.

The man suddenly leaned forward, and Ms. Xu instinctively flinched back, only to meet his eyes.

Click. The sound of him fastening the seatbelt.

Fu Jingting stared intently into her eyes with interest. "Why are you so nervous about fastening your seatbelt?"

"What do I have to be nervous about?" Xu Qingcheng tilted her head, stubbornly refusing to admit it.

For a moment, she thought he was going to do *that* in the car.

She was naturally nervous; she wasn't that bold.

"Not nervous?" Fu Jingting asked, reaching out to pinch her chin. His lips pressed against hers. "Really not nervous?"

Xu Qingcheng swallowed silently. He was so close that she didn't dare to provoke him. She felt like food in the mouth of a hungry wolf, and if she wasn't careful, she would be completely devoured.

She lowered her eyes, avoiding his gaze, and gently pushed her hand against his chest, admitting, "I was nervous. What if you do *that*? This place isn't safe. We'll be seen, we'll be photographed. It's indecent, and we'll get arrested."

As she spoke, her face flushed, and she nudged him impatiently, saying, "Hurry up and drive."

It was rare to see Xu Qingcheng with such a shy expression, like a tempting peach. He couldn't resist and leaned in to seal her lips with his.

After what seemed like an eternity, he finally released her, looking at her with a malicious smile.

He didn't need to say anything; just that look made Xu Qingcheng's already flushed face turn even redder.

Cars were coming and going in the parking area, and it even seemed that a car was backing into the parking space opposite. Xu Qingcheng closed her eyes in annoyance, slid down, and wished she could bury herself.

Seeing her embarrassed and annoyed expression, Fu Jingting couldn't help but chuckle. He started the car and drove straight out of the underground parking area.

The car ride was silent. Xu Qingcheng pressed her head against the window, her face still flushed. She couldn't understand how she could let him touch her like that!

Fu Jingting couldn't fathom her thoughts. He stopped the car and, seeing that she was still sitting in her seat, playfully pinched her nose with his finger. "What are you thinking about?"

"Well……"

Xu Qingcheng covered her nose, her face flushed, and glared at him reluctantly, "If I had a nose bridge implant, you would have definitely pinched it crooked."

Fu Jingting scanned her body from head to toe, asking, "Where has she had any work done?"

"No. All my products are genuine."

Xu Qingcheng puffed out her chest proudly.

Fu Jingting smiled and nodded as if satisfied. "Hmm. Not bad."

"..."

He was leading her by the nose again. Xu Qingcheng's face darkened. Damn her vanity!

The two entered the villa one after the other, and Fu Jingting instructed her to pour him some water.

Xu Qingcheng thought to herself, "Am I your servant?"

But she still obediently went over to pour him water.

There was a document on the water table, held in a transparent folder. Because it involved several names that Xu Qingcheng was too familiar with, she couldn't help but glance at it, and then... she read through it all.

The Ye family wants to exploit her mother's depression?!

Xu Qingcheng's face turned cold. They were really pushing her to the brink of despair. Even knowing she had depression, they were still relentlessly provoking her.

Yes, after all, they weren't their relatives, so it didn't matter if they were driven to their deaths.

Xu Qingcheng's hand holding the document trembled slightly, and she didn't even notice that the water in her glass was overflowing. It was Fu Jingting who reached out and turned it off.

He braced his arm against her side, and her back was pressed tightly against his chest.

The man reached out and snatched the document from her fingers, tossing it aside. "Finished reading?"

"Hmm." Xu Qingcheng asked him, "When did you find out?"

"today."

So he showed it to her on purpose?!

The reason he asked her to come here today wasn't because he wanted to ask Tang Jinchao for a favor!

Although I was a little angry when I saw this message, I guess what he did was... a way of helping her.

I feel a little warm inside.

She really is...remarkably good at receiving kindness from others, regardless of whether that kindness comes with ulterior motives.

Xu Qingcheng turned away from his embrace, hooking her arms around his neck, her eyes both tender and alluring. "Should I thank you?"

Fu Jingting raised an eyebrow. "How will you thank me?"

Xu Qingcheng tiptoed and bit his chin, her eyes sparkling, making his bones go weak.

The woman's eyes were fixed on him, her gaze like hooks, as if she wanted to draw out his very soul.

"How would you like me to thank you?" She smiled, her lips curving into a smile that touched his heart, like a fire burning within him.

The man's eyes deepened, and his voice was low and husky, "Seduce me?"

"No way?" Miss Xu's eyes sparkled with allure, completely unaware of the danger.

From their first meeting, she never thought she could escape unscathed, but time and time again, he never truly wanted her.

It was as if this man had drawn a safety line around her. Although she didn't know what it was, slowly, an inexplicable sense told her that he was safe.

That's why she allowed herself to act like a seductive and shameless enchantress in front of him, because deep down she knew that he probably had his bottom line.

But she forgot that while some can invite wolves into the house, others can trap turtles in a jar.

He hooked his arm around her waist and lifted her chin. "Do you know how to kiss?"

Well……

Of course he would! He's kissed her more than once.

But when he asked that question, Miss Xu suddenly blushed innocently.

Fu Jingting suddenly laughed, "You don't know how? I'll teach you."

Xu Qingcheng suddenly paused, remembering when he asked her during their first meeting if she was good at romance.

She said no.

He said, "I'll teach you."

When the fire started, Xu Qingcheng belatedly realized that she had been tricked.